Panjshir Province
Also known as Five Lions, Home of Lions, Panjshir, Panjsher Province
province of Afghanistan
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Panjshir Province is a region in Afghanistan located in the northeastern part of the country. It is historically significant as a center of resistance against various occupying forces and has been an important area in Afghanistan's recent political conflicts.
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Panjshir (Persian: پنجشیر, lit. 'five lions'), commonly known as Panjsher, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country containing the Panjshir Valley. The province is divided into seven districts and contains 512 villages. The main inhabitants of the province are Shamali Tajiks, who speak Dari. As of 2021, the population of Panjshir province was about 334,940. Its current governor is Mohammad Agha Hakim.
Panjshir became an independent province from the neighboring Parwan Province in 2004. It is bordered by Baghlan and Takhar in the north, Badakhshan and Nuristan in the east, Laghman and Kapisa in the south, and Parwan in the west.